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College Profile: Wilkes Community College

Wilkes Community College (WCC) is a public, coeducational community college within the North Carolina Community College System. The college is located in the small town of Wilkesboro, North Carolina in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Brushy Mountains. The college is probably best-known as the site of the annual MerleFest music festival.

As a public, two-year, open door institution, Wilkes Community College is committed to providing comprehensive education and educational support services for people in Wilkes, Ashe, and Alleghany counties and beyond. As a member of the North Carolina Community College System, the College seeks to enhance intellectual, economic, cultural, and social development, through a variety of means, by providing:
* quality education, training and retraining for the workforce, including basic skills education, occupational, technical, and pre-baccalaureate programs;
* support for economic development through services to business and industry, both public and private; and
* a variety of services, and cultural activities, and recreational opportunities that improve the quality of life.